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The Future is"¦Green
The first green accounts for a public sector body are published today. view more (2004-09-01)
New study finds genetically engineered crops could play a role in sustainable agriculture
Genetically modified (GM) crops may contribute to increased productivity in sustainable agriculture, according to a groundbreaking study published in the June 8 issue of the journal Science. view more (2007-06-08)
Wales hosts world workshop for better conservation
These special scientists, known as taxonomists are members of BioNET International, the brainchild of Professor Tecwyn Jones of Cardiff University. They are skilled in the science concerned with identifying, classifying and understanding the relationships of the myriad species of organisms which form the Earth's biodiversity. view more (1999-08-16)
Special topics in environmental mechanics
With rapid development of economics since the 1980s, people have been increasingly realized that the environment plays an important role in the sustainable development of society and economy. view more (2008-07-01)
Model helps explore patterns of urban sprawl and implicaitons for quality of life
Americans like living in cities, and according to statistics in the United Nations World Population Database so do an increasing number of people throughout the world. view more (2007-02-20)
International Council for Science (ICSU) Launches New Web Site
(Paris, France - May, 2004) - The International Council for Science (ICSU), one of the world's oldest independent, non-governmental scientific organizations, has launched a completely new Web site (http://www.icsu.org). The diversified content and convivial style reflect ICSU's interdisciplinary approach and longstanding commitment to... view more... (2004-05-06)
One year in orbit for first DMC satellite - AlSAT-1
AlSAT-1, the first satellite launched for the international Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC), has completed one year of orbital operations. The satellite, built under a know-how transfer programme at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), was launched on 28 November 2002 for Centre Nationale Techniques Spatiales in Algeria. The first... view more... (2004-01-15)
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre and the European Environment Agency join forces for the Benefit of Europe's Environment
Both Directors emphasised the importance of providing support to policy making through dedicated joint activities related to issues such as climate change, the monitoring of chemicals of concern and their effects on the environment, and the protection and recuperation of Europe's natural resources, space and land. This joining of forces will help... view more... (1999-09-30)
Vision of European children on sustainability
The world's fastest solar car Nuna 2 will travel through Europe from May 29th untill June 11th: 6500 kilometres from Greece to Portugal, through Western Europe. Never before has a car driven this distance without using a single drop of fuel. Nuna 2 was designed and built by Dutch students and it features the newest in technology to make it as... view more... (2004-05-11)
Promoting positive changes in youth -- even at-risk youth
Millions of dollars are spent annually on research to reduce risky and problem behaviors in youth. Conversely, far less has been directed toward research promoting positive development -- particularly in at-risk youth. view more (2008-04-21)
Heart problem: York academics study cardiac rehab shortfall
Researchers at the University of York are trying to discover why so many heart attack victims in the UK fail to take part in potentially life-saving cardiac rehabilitation. view more (2005-02-24)
Accelerating urbanization presents daunting engineering challenge
The stability and livability of the world's growing urban regions is going to depend more than ever on advances in public-infrastructure engineering, says Brad Allenby. view more (2009-02-17)
Observing sustainable tourism in Antarctica
"Antarctica is the ultimate destination for anyone interested in natural history but it also challenges those people who visit to think broadly about our responsibilities to all life on Earth." That's the view of Dr Robert Lambert, a lecturer on Tourism and the Environment at The University of Nottingham, who has just returned from the... view more... (2008-02-25)
Plant genes identified that can form basis for crops better adapted to environmental conditions
Roots are crucial for the development of strong, healthy crops. But until recently, exactly which genes are involved in the development of roots was still a mystery. view more (2005-10-26)
University-NGO partnership announces seven research-and-action projects for developing countries
LEAD International and Imperial College London today announce seven new research-and-action project proposals to address critical problems in water and sanitation, energy, healthcare, agriculture and biodiversity in the developing world. The projects planned for China, India, and countries in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa aim to solve... view more... (2003-01-08)
North America automobile sector bottom of 'world sustainability league'
The study, entitled Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing, looks at the sustainability performance of 17 leading car manufacturers worldwide between 1999 and 2007. view more (2009-10-30)
Project CyberCars : Cybernetic Technologies for the Car in the City
In August 2001, the European Commission has awarded a three year contract for the CyberCars project to develop and experiment new transportation techniques for the cities of tomorrow. These techniques are all based on the concept of individual automated vehicles which run on city streets or in private grounds as an alternative to the use of... view more... (2001-10-19)
BBSRC invests over £20M per annum in agricultural sustainability (A response by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to the call by English Nature for a new Sustainable Farming Centre)
"What matters is not how we label our research" says Professor Ray Baker FRS, Chief Executive of BBSRC "but that we have programmes in place to integrate basic and strategic research with more applied studies. These institutes provide precisely this framework, combining as they do £13.7M of MAFF commissioned research with the... view more... (1999-09-17)
UT Knoxville and ORNL researchers turn algae into high-temperature hydrogen source
In the quest to make hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel source, researchers have been stymied about how to create usable hydrogen that is clean and sustainable without relying on an intensive, high-energy process that outweighs the benefits of not using petroleum to power vehicles. view more (2009-11-12)
New tools for sustainable farming
Environmentalists are just as fond of talking about it as are politicians, economists or marketing experts - "sustainability" has become a buzzword. view more (2009-08-26)
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